Typical evanescent and atypical persistent polymorphic cutaneous rash in an adult Brazilian with Still's disease: a case report and review of the literature
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Abstract
Adult onset Still's disease (AOSD) is a systemic auto-inflammatory condition of unknown etiology, characterized by high fever, an evanescent, salmon-pink maculopapular skin rash, arthralgia or arthritis and leukocytosis. AOSD can also present with atypical cutaneous manifestations, such as persistent pruritic coalescent papules or plaques and linear lesions that have highly distinctive pathological features and are usually associated with severe disease. Herein, we present a 31-year-old Brazilian man with both typical Still's rash and atypical persistent polymorphic cutaneous manifestations associated with severe systemic inflammatory response syndrome. Eosinophils that are consistently lacking in the AOSD-associated skin lesions were evident in the skin biopsy of the persistent atypical cutaneous manifestations and were either drug-related or AOSD-associated.
First Page
39
Last Page
46
DOI
10.1007/s13317-015-0071-9
Publication Date
12-1-2015
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Michailidou, Despina; Shin, Junghee; Forde, Inga; Gopalratnam, Kavitha; Cohen, Paul; and DeGirolamo, Angela, "Typical evanescent and atypical persistent polymorphic cutaneous rash in an adult Brazilian with Still's disease: a case report and review of the literature" (2015). Critical Care. 85.
https://scholar.bridgeporthospital.org/critical_care/85
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26423534 (pubmed); PMC4633415 (pmc); 10.1007/s13317-015-0071-9 (doi); 10.1007/s13317-015-0071-9 (pii)